Head of Engineering

Company Overview:
A leading cryptocurrency-focused technology organization is seeking a seasoned and visionary engineering leader to join their team as the Head of Engineering, based in Hong Kong Island. This role offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of digital finance and blockchain technology in a fast-paced, innovative environment.

Position Summary:
The successful candidate will lead a world-class engineering team, define the technical direction, and deliver scalable, secure, and high-performance systems for the organization’s rapidly growing platform, primarily utilizing Java and sequencer technology.

Key Responsibilities:

• Architect the trading system to ensure it meets the highest standards of performance and reliability.
• Collaborate with quant engineering and product teams to define best-in-class products and translate them into technical designs focused on performance.
• Lead and manage a global team of Java developers across Hong Kong, Singapore, and the US, fostering a culture of innovation and excellence.
• Engage with stakeholders and senior management to gather feedback and develop tactical and strategic solutions.
• Provide L3 support with high-level debugging skills, designing plans to address production issues 24/7.
• Design, build, and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable Java code, implementing performant and quality modules.
• Measure and tune Java code and middleware solutions for optimal performance, identifying bottlenecks and devising solutions.
• Maintain high standards of code quality, organization, and automation.

Experience & Qualifications:

• Degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• 13+ years of experience as a Java backend engineer, with mastery in Java 17+ and key JDK classes/packages, especially Java Collections and Concurrency.
• Proven experience in architecting trading systems.
• Solid understanding of trading products such as Spot, Margin, and various derivatives.
• Experience in writing low-GC or no-GC Java applications and implementing trade matching engines.
• Expertise in designing high-throughput, low-latency systems from the ground up.
• Proficiency in performance measurement and tuning.
• Familiarity with tools and technologies such as Git (GitHub), Docker, Kubernetes, JIRA, and Confluence.
• Understanding of messaging technologies like RabbitMQ, Solace, and Aeron.
• Familiarity with DevOps and CI/CD practices.
• Knowledge of network protocols and computer architecture.
• Extensive experience managing a global development team.

Location:
This role is based at the company’s headquarters on Hong Kong Island.